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MICE association launches online guide to assist event organizers
A Macau association representing the local events industry is launching an online tool by the end of the year aimed at reinvigorating the stalled events industry.
Macau Q1 MICE events down, but exhibitions up
The number of MICE events in Q1 in Macau declined by 56 year-on-year to 68, though the number of exhibitions rose by 4 to 7, according to the Statistics and Census Service.
Slow road to recovery for in-person convention industry: Bernstein
Analysts at Bernstein are expecting a slow recovery of the in-person meetings and events industry, with visitation levels from this subset to return at 2023 at the earliest.
Macau MICE sector still seen as full of potential
The local MICE sector in Macau is well-positioned to adapt to the new normal, but it will need to change its mindset and prove more attractive integrated solutions for its events, the regional representative for event and marketing agency MCI believes.
Macau MICE events draw 515,000 in Q4
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 147 MICE events were held in the fourth quarter of 2020, and the number of participants and attendees was 515,000.
Galaxy’s convention center looking at H2 opening
Galaxy Entertainment Group’s senior vice president of MICE events says the company has already been receiving “a lot of inquiries” for its Galaxy International Convention Center, which is likely to launch in the second half of 2021.
MBS rolls out Mixed Reality capabilities at its expo center
Marina Bay Sands has rolled out Mixed Reality (MR) capabilities at its state-of-the-art Hybrid Broadcast Studio at Sands Expo and Convention Centre. Launched at Singapore’s first hybrid trade show, TravelRevive, the MR technology is set to enlarge the studio’s hybrid tech toolbox, empowering event planners to transform their events.
Macau MICE events on the recovery path
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the number of MICE events held in the third quarter of 2020 increased by 25 quarter-to-quarter to 63; and the total number of participants and attendees jumped by 1,281 percent to 297,000. Nevertheless, the figures for MICE events and participants and attendees still recorded sharp decreases on a year-on-year basis.
MGM Growth bullish on Vegas
While Las Vegas Sands appears prepared to turn its back on the city that bears its name in favour of its Asian resorts, MGM Growth Properties says it still sees significant value in the Strip.
The MICE industry: Will only the small survive?
Marina Bay Sands has introduced a state-of-the-art hybrid broadcast studio, complete with holograms and virtual reality, as it seeks to salvage its MICE business.
Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) 2021
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Acquiring & Retaining iGaming Customers
In this AGB Webinar Series, we covered the newest strategies for iGaming player acquisition and retention.
Asia Gaming Briefings – June 2021 Edition
For this edition of our magazine, we focus on Southeast Asia, with a particular look at the Philippines. The country’s casino industry has been among the hardest hit in Asia, with the integrated resorts in Manila’s Entertainment City having remained mostly closed to the general public since the beginning of the crisis last year.
Asia Gaming Briefings – April 2021 Edition
In this April edition of Asia Gaming Briefings we take the pulse of how the North Asia jurisdictions of Japan, Korea and the Russian Far East have fared.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Feb 2021 Edition
The world is bouncing back, or at least coming to grips with the fact that going forward not much will be the same as before. Commendably, this industry quickly understood the need to adapt to a new normal, and that the days of targeting the low hanging fruit of the VIP sector are gone.